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Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters has laid into the NRL after the club confirmed superstar fullback Reece Walsh has suffered a facial fracture in a further blow to last year’s grand finalists.

Walsh was on the wrong end of a sickening head clash with Taylan May in the opening minutes of the loss to the Panthers and was left with a nasty gash underneath his left eye.

Although he passed his HIA, Walsh struggled to see out of the eye and was eventually ruled of the contest while May was penalised for the incident and also placed on report.

On Friday, however, it was revealed the NRL’s match review panel had not charged May over the incident.

On Friday the Broncos issued a statement confirming the injury news, and revealing Walsh was unable to fly and was making the near-1000km journey back to Brisbane by car.

“Reece was taken to hospital last night after we arrived back at the team hotel and underwent a CT scan which showed a facial fracture,” Broncos Head Of Performance Dave Ballard said

“As a result, he cannot fly home and is being driven back up to Brisbane today by our staff.

“We will be able to determine how much footy Reece will miss once the injury settles down and after we consult a specialist in coming days.”

But Walters was furious that May escaped punishment for the shot that could sideline Walsh for up to six weeks, saying he was concerned that rival teams could target the young gun in similar fashion in the future.

“It’s disappointing, I’m a bit confused about the rules with the duty of care for our players,” Walters said on Monday.

“Reece is going to miss four to six weeks.

“There was contact to the head which is duty of care.

“If the NRL is serious about concussions and protecting players, where does this sit with that?

“If this is let go, the next time Reece Walsh comes back on the field, what are they going to do again, exactly the same thing … ‘Sorry’.